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‎10-26-2019 02:01 PM

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Product: HP ENVY Phoenix 800-030qe CTO
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

HP ENVY Phoenix 800-030qe CTO. My computer came direct from HP with Windows 8.  I have upgraded to 8.1. How do I find the Windows Product Key?

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‎10-26-2019 02:28 PM

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@Papagator62 .

The CMD or PowerShell window should open "as Administrator".

* For Windows 10 and 8.1:

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey

If the key is not stored in the UEFI or BIOS, it will return the following message:

Node: NAME-DE-PC
Mistake:
Description = Invalid query

* For Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and Vista:

powershell "(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey"

 

Reference: https://www.sysadmit.com/2015/07/windows-uefi-bios-ver-clave-guardada.html

 

To activate windows 8/8.1, try following the instructions in the link:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03486254

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‎10-26-2019 02:28 PM

HP Recommended

@Papagator62 .

The CMD or PowerShell window should open "as Administrator".

* For Windows 10 and 8.1:

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey

If the key is not stored in the UEFI or BIOS, it will return the following message:

Node: NAME-DE-PC
Mistake:
Description = Invalid query

* For Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and Vista:

powershell "(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey"

 

Reference: https://www.sysadmit.com/2015/07/windows-uefi-bios-ver-clave-guardada.html

 

To activate windows 8/8.1, try following the instructions in the link:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03486254

I am proudly Mexican, a Computer Systems Engineer and a community volunteer.
If you found the answer helpful and/or you want to say “thanks”? Click the “ Yes ” box below Did I help solve the problem? don´t forget to click “ Accept as a solution” , someone who has the same query may find this solution and be helped by it.
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